Barry H. Wiley

Aug 2016 13

Shadow of the Tiger By Barry H. Wiley: Review/Giveaway

2016 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze, Terrance V. Mc Arthur

by Terrance McArthur

In the first of Barry H. Wiley’s Adventures in Second Sight books, The Revelations of the Impossible Piddingtons, Kyame Piddington was a sixteen-year-old stage psychic who doubled as a lockpicker and a martial arts master while solving crimes and taking revenge in the West and pre-earthquake San Francisco. In the sequel, Shadow of the Tiger, she is the secret weapon of the United States, loaned to British Intelligence by Grover Cleveland, to find out why and how all the English agents are turning up dead….in Monte Carlo.

Jul 2015 25

Kind of Blue: A Mystery Short Story

2015 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze, Terrific Tales

by Barry H. Wiley

“John, you know why drummers always leave their sticks up front in their car?”
I waited.
“So they always qualify for a handicapped parking place.”
I had to laugh. Jack Smitz (Jax Smacks as he was better known in the jazz crowd) delivered the punch line with solemn mock sincerity, accented by a suitably lifted eyebrow.

Aug 2014 2

The Memory Café: A Mystery Short Story

2014 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze, Terrific Tales

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by Barry H. Wiley

We had eight in our party and, like those at the other three tables we didn’t come just to eat. We came for her, for Jane. Not for Chef, Angelo Meoni, whose menu was uninspired and whose specialty was dense tomato sauce.

Jul 2014 5

The Great Houdini! Murder Case: Mystery Short Story

2014 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze, Terrific Tales

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by Barry H. Wiley

I was baffled. Jasper Marshall, a prominent land owner and operator of a couple of businesses in town, was shot to death several days ago.
Happened right after dinner the doctor said. In our town, Morgan, in Western Massachusetts, murders don’t happen but once a decade — the last one was 1913. This one happened about a week after I took the oath as police chief.